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Carl Jaffe

Known For: Acting
Born: March 21, 1902
Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany
Died: March 12, 1974

Carl Jaffe

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carl Jaffe (21 March 1902 – 12 April 1974) was a German actor. Jaffe trained on the stage in his native Hamburg, Kassel and Wiesbaden before moving to Berlin, where his career took off. In 1933 Jaffe changed his stage name to Frank Alwar, but in 1936, with the situation for Jews in Germany rapidly deteriorating, he made the decision to migrate to the United Kingdom. He remained in the UK for the rest of his life and enjoyed a prolific career, appearing in over 50 films and many television productions. Throughout his British career he was almost invariably cast as German or Central European characters, usually in supporting roles, and often with a war, crime or espionage setting. His more notable films include The Lion Has Wings, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Two Thousand Women, Operation Amsterdam and The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. Jaffe's…

Filmography

The Joke

1976 · Rabbi

Playhouse

1974 · Rabbi

Fiddler on the Roof

1971 · Isaac (uncredited)

Dad's Army

1968 · Captain Winogrodzki

Battle Beneath the Earth

1967 · Dr. Galissi

The Double Man

1967 · Police Surgeon

Up Jumped a Swagman

1965 · Analyst

Theatre 625

1964 · Captain

Man of the World

1962 · Hadi

Doomsday at Eleven

Doomsday at Eleven

1962 · Stefan

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

1961 · Baron Waldheim

Danger Man

1960 · Professor Barkoff

Man on a String

1960

Subway in the Sky

1959 · dt. Kriminalbeamter

First Man into Space

1959 · Dr. Paul von Essen

Operation Amsterdam

1959 · Diamond Merchant

Rockets Galore

1958 · Dr Hamburger

Behind Closed Doors

1958

I Accuse!

1958 · Colonel Maximilian von Schwarzkoppen

Escapement

1958 · Doctor Hoff

Battle of the V-1

1958 · General

The Traitor

1957 · Stefan Toller

The Case of The Smiling Widow

1957 · Nicholls

The Hostage

1956 · Dr. Pablo Gonzuelo

House of Secrets

1956 · Walter Dorffman

Satellite in the Sky

1956 · Professor Bechstein

Port of Escape

1956 · Ship's Officer

Cross Channel

1955 · Otto Dagoff

The Awakening

1954 · The Tailor

Park Plaza 605

1953 · Boris Roff

Desperate Moment

1953 · Cellblock Guard Becker

Appointment in London

1953 · German General

Ivanhoe

1952 · Austrian Monk

A Tale of Five Cities

1951 · Charlotte's Brother

Lilli Marlene

1950 · Propaganda Chief

State Secret

1950 · Janovic Prada / Tugboat Captain

The Dancing Years

1950 · Headwaiter

I Was a Male War Bride

1949 · Jail Officer (uncredited)

The Blind Goddess

1948 · Johan Meyer

I Didn't Do It

1945 · Hilary Vance

The Man from Morocco

1945 · German General

Two Thousand Women

1944 · Sergeant Hentzner

The Night Invader

The Night Invader

1943 · Count von Biebrich

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943 · von Reumann

Warn That Man

1943 · Schultz

Squadron Leader X

1943 · Luftwaffe Colonel

Uncensored

1942 · Kohlmeier

Gasbags

1941 · Gestapo Chief

Law and Disorder

1940 · Foreign Agent

All Hands

1940 · Captain

An Englishman's Home

1940 · Martin

The Lion Has Wings

1939 · Unnamed Character

Over the Moon

1939 · Michel

The Saint in London

1939 · Stengler

Second Best Bed

Second Best Bed

1938 · Georges Debonnet

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